Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
State of Qatar/Dawlat Qatar (Local suffrage 1995, female suffrage 1999 and at the
8th of March women voted for the first time. None of the 6 female candidates
were elected. A couple of women has been nominated to the Advisorary Assembly).
Quatar was one of nine independent Emirates in The Gulf with a special
treaty relationship with United Kingdom until 1971 when they became fully
independent

1996-2003 Undersecretary at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education2003-09 Minister of Education Sheikha Ahmad Al-Mahmoud

1998-2009 President with rank of Minister
of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Misnad
Her name is also trancribed Mouza, and is married Sheikh
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who was Emir of Qatar 1995-2013. Since its formation the Council has visibly changed Qatari society, giving women
greater freedom and improving local standards of secondary and graduate
education. 2003 she was appointed
UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education. 20

1999-2009 Vice-President with rank of Minister of
the Supreme Council for Family Affairs 2009- President with rank of Minister H E Sheikha Hessa bint Khalifa bin Ahmed
Al-Thani
She was Deputy Director of the Office of the Consort of the Emir of Qatar and
Director of International Affairs by the Supreme Council 1998-2002 and Special Rapporteur on
Disability of the United Nations Commission for Social Development 2003-05. She is daughter of Sheikh
Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar 1972-1995.

2008-09 Minister of Health Sheika Ghalia bint Mohammed bin
Hammad Al Thani
Member of Qatar's ruling family she is former Head of the country's National
Health Authority

2013- Minister of Communication and Information Technology Dr.
Hessa Sultan Al-JaberSecretary General of the Supreme Council of Information
and Communication Technology 2004-13